IP: Trial where?

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 13:59:04 +0100 (GMT Daylight Time)
> From: Frode Greisen <Frode.Greisen () ebone net>
> To: David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
>
> Dave,
>
> BBC showed a Taliban supporter yesterday who said the Taliban would not
> deliver bin Laden to the US but put him to trial at an Islamic court if
> evidence on his involvement with the terrorist action were submitted.
> Given the interest taken in bin Laden at least some evidence should now
> exist.
>
> Given the fact that the US is unwilling to sign a treaty on a war criminal
> court that will enable trial of US servicemen at a foreign court perhaps
> the US government should have some understanding of the Taliban position?
>
> Btw. both the US and Islamic courts have a death penalty which frankly
> would appear reasonable for a person proved to have masterminded such a
> terrible act.
>
> Frode



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